Toilet-paper.



No. 733,288. PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

A. H. SCOTT.

N0 MODEL.

modified form of core.

UNITED STATES- Patented July 7, 1903.

' PATENT OFFICE.

TOILET-PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,283, dated July '7,1903.

Application filed November 21,1902. Serial No. 132,206. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HOYT Soorr, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inToilet-Paper, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to toilet-paper; and it consists of certainimprovements which are fully set forth in the following specificationand shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

Heretofore it has been customary to provide fixtures for servingtoilet-paper in which there were movable partssuch, for example, as afeeding-roll turned by hand and against which the paper wasspring-pressed and also an axle held in bearings secured to the wall andupon which the paper was placed and by which it was permitted tooscillate when removing a sheet. These deviceswere complicated,costly,noisy, required great care and loss of time in loading and unloading,and occupied a great deal of space.

The object of my invention is to overcome existing objections abovementioned by providing a new and novel form of paper-roll adapted foruse with a most inexpensive support.

In carrying out my invention I form the paper strip in a roll with ahollow center and folded over upon itself and out transversely to suchan extent as to be easily severed by tension, said roll being supportedin U or V shape by a core, also of U or V shape, provided with anextension passing through a slit in the paper, so as to form a means ofsupport for the roll.

My invention also comprehends minor details of construction, which,together with the features above enumerated, will be better understoodby reference to the drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation ofmy improved paper roll, showing the holder in section. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the paper-roll ready for use. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe paper-roll and core before being bent into U or I shape. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of my improved paper-roll and core detached from theholder. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a Fig. 6 is a side elevation of thecore shown in Fig. 5 when bent into operative shape, and'Figs. 7 and 8are perspective views of modified forms of paperrolls embodying myinvention.

A is the paper-roll of U or V shape and has the core 13, which extendsat 0 through the body of the paper and forms a supportingdownwardly-extending flangeD. Thisflange D is adapted to hook into anaperture I in a frame or bracket H, intended to act asthe holder and tobe secured to the wall. This holder I-I may be suitably formed andprovided with an overhanging shield or cover J to cover the upper partof the paper-roll and give ornamental appearance. The paperroll may besupported in any other manner or by any other suitable frame.

I will now more specifically describe the paper-roll itself. The longstrip of tissue-paper is rolled upon a mandrel, which upon being removedleaves the paper in the form of a hollow roll A. This is flattened down,as indicated in Fig. 3, and a sheet-metal core B is inserted into thehollow space within the core. The end 0 of this core is projectedthrough a long slit E in the paper-roll and the end is preferably bentdownward into a hook D. The paper may be further weakened by short cutsor incisions at F F in its edges a little in advance or to the-rear ofthe long incision E, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. This forms a series ofweakened portions in the length of the web of paper and permits it to bebroken off into short lengths or sheets. The grain of the paper is madeto run longitudinally or in the length of the web, and hence theconnecting parts K K between the cuts F and E are in the direction ofthe grain of the paper and permit easy rupture when necessary indetaching a sheet by pulling.

In this way the *severance is easily accomplished, and yet there isalways a material body ofthe paper uncut in the roll at K K between thecuts F and E, which makes the cutting easy and accurate. Other forms ofcuts may be employed, if so desired. The paper and core when in thiscondition is bent or doubled upon itself to form a V or U shape, asshown in Figs. 1 and 4:, in which condition it is adapted for use withany suitable holder,

a simple form of such device being shown in Fig. 1. The core may, ifdesired, be bent before being placed within the paper-roll or insertedin any other convenient way. In the case of Figs. 1 to 4 the core B isshown as of the full width of the paper-roll except in the projectingportion 0, which is made approximately equal to the length of the slitE. It is evident, however, that this core need not be wider than thepart 0, as the lateral extensions of the paper-roll would havesufficient rigidity without direct support.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I show a modified form of core-plate, in which theprojecting part is stamped from the body of the plate to form a tongue 0to extend through the slit E of the paper-roll, as more particularlyindicated in Fig. 6. This core maybe otherwise formed as foundconvenient or useful.

WVhile in practice I have found tin as a convenient and satisfactorymaterial from which to make the core, nevertheless it may be made of anystiff substance capable of supporting the paper-roll in bent or foldedform and sustaining it in position for use.

While I have assumed that there is only one transverse line of severanceof the web of paper for each complete perimeter of the roll, I do notconfine myself to this feature, for there may be more than one such lineof severance, if so preferred, to serve sheets of any length desired.

It will now be understood that if the downwardly-extending end S of thepaper be pulled it will draw out the upper U or V fold and put a strainupon the parts K K adjacent to the projecting part 0 of the core B. Asthis part 0 holds the paper below it from giving, it follows that theparts K K are ruptured and the sheet detached. When this takes place,the end of the web below the part 0 being freed will fall down bygravity and assume the position at S. This operation may be repeated aslong as the paper remains on the core.

In Fig. 7 I have shown the core with two projecting parts 0 (J extendingthrough the slits F F of the paper-roll instead of a single partextending through the slit E, as in Fig. 4, and this being clearlywithin the scope of my invention.

The core maybe made of an integral piece or built up of several partssecured together or made in any manner desired so long as it performsits function, and in this it is not essential that it shall have itsextension projecting through a perforation or cut in the paper, as willbe understood by reference to ig. S.

In this application I do not claim the U or V shaped paper-roll and corebroadly, as that forms subject-matter of another pending application ofmine, Serial No. 132,205, and filed November 21, 1902, nor do I claimsuch a paper-roll and core combined with a holder, as that forms subjectmatter of my application, Serial No. 115,130, filed July 11,

1902; but I do claim as novel the structure of the U or V paper-roll andcore when aprojecting part is extended through slits or cuts in thepaper beyond the surface of the paperroll, so as to be adapted tosupport it in use.

' lVhile I prefer the construction shown, I do not confine myself to thedetails thereof, as they may be modified without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A paper-roll for toilet purposes, consisting of a continuous strip ofpaper wound with a hollow center. and folded upon itself and perforatedor transversely cut at intervals in its length so as to be easilyseparated into sheets, in combination with means for holding thepaper-roll in folded condition provided with an extension projectingbeyond the surface of the paper and adapted to act as a support for thepaper.

2. A paper-roll for toilet purposes, consistin g of a continuous stripof paper wound with a hollow center and folded upon itself andperforated or transversely cut at intervals in its length so as to beeasily separated into sheets, in combination with means for holding thepaper-roll in folded condition provided with an extension projectingbeyond the surface of the paper and the outer end of the exten sion bentdownward to form a hook or flange adapted to act as a support for thepaper.

3. A paper-roll for toilet purposes, consisting of a continuous strip ofpaper wound with a hollow center and folded upon itself and per foratedor transversely cut at intervals in its length so as to be easilyseparated into sheets, in combination with means for holding thepaper-roll in folded condition provided with an extension projectingthrough the perforated or cut portions and beyond the surface of thepaper and adapted to act as a support for the paper.

4. A paper-roll for toilet purposes, consist ing of a continuous stripof paper wound with a hollow center and folded upon itself andperforated or transversely cut at intervals in its length so as to beeasily separated into sheets, in combination with a core fitted to thecenter of the roll to hold it in shape and provided with an extensionfor supporting the roll of paper said extensions projecting beyond thesurface of the paper-roll.

5. A paper-roll for toilet purposes, consisting of a continuous strip ofpaper wound with ahollow center and folded upon itself and perforated ortransversely cut at intervals in its length so as to be easily separatedinto sheets, in combination with a core fitted to the center of the rollto hold it in shape and provided with an extension for supporting theroll of paper said extension projecting through the perforations or cutsand extending beyond the surface of the roll of paper.

6. A paper-roll for toilet purposes, consist.-

ing of a continuous strip of paper wound with I roll of paper saidextensions projecting bea hollow center and folded upon itself andperyond the surface of the paper-roll. o forated or transversely cut atintervals in its I In testimony of which invention 1 hereunto length soas to be easily separated into sheets, set my hand.

in combination with a sheet-metal core fitted ARTHUR HOYT SCOTT.

to the center of the roll to hold it in shape Witnesses:

and provided with an extension of less Width R. M. HUNTER,

than the width of the core for supporting the l R. M. KELLY.

